Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-20

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ter Hugh, and do let noe 90. never
could abide them numbering chemicals.
No, not another minute. Ii ever that
DIRE adful machine gets out of this hous,
without blowing us all up! I've read
of such things,
IL suppose it looks just about as old
Moses did whom he went up the tree
yesterday" sad Hugh TO himself, in
great discomfort. as Lyddy Jane shot
out of the room, for he took great pride
in getting good likeness. and hated
to give up on this one. Tli have 10
take Lyddy Jane unawares," he went
on h mself Its the only way; but
how can | manage itP"
After full quarter OF an hour. spent
in deep thought, he placed his camera in
position TO command door of the room
which opened upon back porch. The
upper half of the room was glazed.
The poarch was much used in summer
as a passageway from the shed kitchen
to other parts of the rumbling old
house.
Now I'll lock this door; Lyddy Jane
II come TO it, and while she is trying
to open it. and wondering what's the
matter. I'll have her Likeness in spite of
her"
Clapping his hands to his mouth to
keep in a shout over his fine plan. he
drew back into corner TO wait for
Lyddy Jane. Presently hearing step
he snatched off the cap, drew further
back, and took out his watch to count
the time. But the cautious trying of
the door-handle did not sound at all
like Lyddy Jane svigorous movements,
and after the few seconds were passed
he clapped on the cap and peeped curl
ously out
"Hellor' he excla' med. at sight of
stumpy, Unlocking man, who started
back in confusion as Hugh suddenly
opened the door.
leone to see if the folks wants
any wood chopped said the man.
I'm 90 and ask" Hugh ran up
stairs TO his Aunt, while the man. with
a stealthy look to see if he was observ.
ed, softly stepped across the room, tried
the handles of two other doors, and
was back in his place when Hugh came
back.
mo, they don't" said Hugh But
say" he continued, as the visitor was
sh utiling out of the door, ''let me take
your picture; won't your I've taken
everybody about here, and l want
so me new sitters.'
He began adjusting the camera as he
spoke, and the man moved away in
alarm.
mo ! won't. he said scrowling. ~ IN
up 10 all that sort o trick, you know"
lie tramped away. and Hugh watch
ed him a he went little way up the
road. and first taking a furtive look
about climbed over the fence INTO a pas
ture lot on the other SIDE.
wonder what he wants i'm Squire
Leigh pasture. He don't look like
the right sort. Less sharp eyes than
the boys would have lost ght of him.
but Hugh soon became conscious of
slight movement in clump of alder
brush with which the field was thickly
dotted. An hour or two later he went
10 the spot.
Queer he exclaimed. as he raised
an umlul Of withered branches which
looked a. thrown there bv accident.
Under them was small hole dug in
the ground and the branches had evil
IDENTIFY been put there to conceal it.
Yes he's queer customer. wonder
if could of got any kind of picture
Of HIM as he stood at the door, and
thou CHIT il was Lyddy Jane?" He went
back and examined his glass. greatly
amused at finding a,Gistnct Likeness of
a very badlooking hat just where Lyd-
DIV James face would have been.
III ii nish this up and tell my moth
er it : one of the farm scarecrows," he
said. Il must try Lyddy Jane again"
In the dead of n ght Lyddy Jane was
II Il
up in bed with bewildered face.
Crash.-slam-Scream-! she heard
her mistress cry. and sprang up.
Its that dreadful mach ne agoin'
off at last I've alwa,s looked for
rard TO il. Them che nj als-don't tell
me-
But Lyddy Jane. in flying to the a'd
of her mistress with all the energy of
her faithful soul. ran full against the
camera which Hugh had of course left
in the way. and the noise of its fall
added to The general confusion; and
her next encounter was not with chemi-
Gals, but with man who nearly over
turned her as he rus he'd out of the
house. BY this time the hired man.
who slept over the sta bles appeared,
and the two found Miss Fothergill in
woful state of fright Furniture had
been overturned and windows smashed
in the burglars efforts TO escape, and
when the Iree sets of scattered wits
were suiiic emily gathered TO admit of
their owners taking in clear idea of
what occurred. it was found that nearly
all of Miss Fothergill's old-time jewelry
and silvcr-ware, with some treasured
relics belonging to Lyddy Jane, aud
entrusted TO her IN stress care, had
been stolen.
week later Hugh went with others
to the county courthouse. in which
man under suspic on of being the thief
was standing his trial.
"Whew" he exclaimed aloud. at
sight of the prisoner. IF that isn't the
very chap that came to the house that
day before the robbery
Hugh was invited to tell all he knew
of him, which was not much. Then an
oil hat was shown him yh oh had haan